1978 Cathay Trust Championships

The 1978 Cathay Trust Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Taipei, Taiwan that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 13 November through 19 November 1978. Second-seeded Brian Teacher won the singles title.[3]

1978 Cathay Trust Championships
Date13–19 November
Edition2nd
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Champions
Singles
United States Brian Teacher[1]
Doubles
United States Butch Walts / United States Sherwood Stewart[2]
← 1977 · Taipei Grand Prix · 1979 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Brian Teacher defeated   Tom Gorman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Teacher's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

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  Butch Walts /   Sherwood Stewart defeated   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks 6–2, 6–7, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "1978 Taipei – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1978 Taipei – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 126. ISBN 978-0354090681.
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